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    Reply to review by 'Ears Deluxe' on item 'FiiO R7'

    I just got an R7, and I like it a lot. But then I ordered a balanced cable for the Audeze headphones, and the difference is startling. Everything about the sound has drastically improved, to the point where it's hard to believe it's the same component. There's more body, more heft, better depth...
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    List of Headphone Amplifiers with Balance Control (solid state)

    The PS Audio Gain Cell DAC (with a nice, powerful headphone amp), as a balance control that's pretty easy to get at in the menu and works really well.
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    DarkVoice 336SE with sub-100ohm cans

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    Reply to review by 'Ears Deluxe' on item 'FiiO Q5 Flagship Bluetooth and DSD-Capable DAC & Amplifier'

    A great review and very, very helpful. It sounds like your taste in sound is very similar to mine, which makes this especially useful to me. And your English is exceptional. In fact, it's far better than most of the native English speakers I see online (and I say that as a professional editor...
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    Magni 3 Impressions

    I did notice some improvement over the first week, which was about 40 or 50 hours, but it's leveled off now. It may improve further, but I suspect if it does it will be incremental.
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    Magni 3 Impressions

    I got my Magni 3 last week, and I am officially in love. I've always had tubed gear and have most recently been listening through a Dark Voice 336, which I love, but which just didn't have enough volume for me. So I bought the Magni to provide that power, hoping that the sound would not be too...
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    FiiO X5 2nd gen Impressions and Discussion thread

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    FiiO X5 2nd gen Impressions and Discussion thread

    I haven't had problems with iTunes stopping, but I do have an issue I'm hoping someone can help me with. I'm using the X5ii as a DAC with my MacBook Pro, and in this configuration, the X5 forces the Mac to disengage all its internal controls for volume and balance. I have substantial hearing...
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    Bravo Audio V2 Review - Big Sound in a Small Package

    I got my Bravo V2 a couple of weeks ago, and was feeling a little ambivalent about it driving my Etymotic ER4S and fed with a Fiio Andes. I switched out the stock tube with a burned-in JJ ECC82, which smoothed things out a bit, but still, I wasn't entirely in love. It just seemed a little harder...
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    Review of Audioquest JitterBug - USB Data & Power Noise Filter.

    I've got a situation that baffles me. I'm using the Jitterbug in this setup: iPhone 6s Plus to camera connector to Jitterbug to powered USB hub to Fiio Andes to Etymotic ER4s, and it's giving me the best sound I've ever had with headphones. The difference with the JItterbug in the system...
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